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., as the liberals all over this great nation, the united states of america is not going to become the united states of europe, not on our watch. thank you. [cheers and applause] . >> up next speaker is the former speaker, newt gingrich. [cheers and applause] he immersed himself in the study of history, in getting a master's in note -- history, getting a master's degree. he taught college for eight years. he was first elected to congress in 1978, where he served the six district -- sixth district. "the washington times" has called him "the indispensable leader." he got a man of the year in 1995. "meters make a possible. exceptionable leaders made them inevitable we do leaders make things possible -- leaders make things possible. exceptional leaders make them inevitable." under his leadership, congress passed welfare reform and the first balanced budget in a generation and the first tax cut in 16 years. a strong advocate of volunteerism, gingrich talks about the positive impact every individual can have. he has raised millions, including for habitat for humanity, cerebral palsy notep --
., as the liberals all over this great nation, the united states of america is not going to become the united states of europe, not on our watch. thank you. [cheers and applause] . >> up next speaker is the former speaker, newt gingrich. [cheers and applause] he immersed himself in the study of history, in getting a master's in note -- history, getting a master's degree. he taught college for eight years. he was first elected to congress in 1978, where he served the six district -- sixth...
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, to being fearful about the future of america. and in that regard, they want somebody that can help us get us back on the right track. >> sarah palin? >> very popular. tells it like it is and she inspires a lot of people. >> two final points. mentioned radio a couple of times. when and how long? >> i was on the radio for five years, two years doing a weekend show, the herman cane show and then three years up until the most reenforcemently. five night as week onw sv out of at lan tax georgia. >> what's the hermanator? >> a nickname given to me by member of the restaurant association when i was chairman of the board back in the early 1990's when we were fighting hillary care. as an officer of the national restaurant association, i became one of the primary spokesperson against hillary care. and so, a gentlemen by the name of larry maccarthy helped us to develop some of the commercials that we used to tell people to the truth to wake people up about hillary care. larry tells the story about how one night he was watching t.v. and the
, to being fearful about the future of america. and in that regard, they want somebody that can help us get us back on the right track. >> sarah palin? >> very popular. tells it like it is and she inspires a lot of people. >> two final points. mentioned radio a couple of times. when and how long? >> i was on the radio for five years, two years doing a weekend show, the herman cane show and then three years up until the most reenforcemently. five night as week onw sv out...
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we need someone who believes in america and america first principles and a record that demonstrates i have the courage of my convictions to fight for those principles and fight for limited government, to fight for a government that believes we are a great country because of our people. our people are free and free people individually and collectively have created the greatest country in history. not a powerful group of people who can plan the course of america. that's not how america became a great. it did not become great because of things being done in washington d.c.. the people in washington d.c. believed our country would be great if three people were given the ability to pursue their dreams, do what god's call in their life was and we would have a better country and we would be our brother's keepers and we would create this great society from the bottom up. and we did. and now we have a group of people who believe we can perfected by doing it from the top down. i disagree with that. i believe we need someone who can paint division as to what american -- what america can be going
we need someone who believes in america and america first principles and a record that demonstrates i have the courage of my convictions to fight for those principles and fight for limited government, to fight for a government that believes we are a great country because of our people. our people are free and free people individually and collectively have created the greatest country in history. not a powerful group of people who can plan the course of america. that's not how america became a...
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but he was perceived to blame the american people for the failures of america. and the public does not want to be blamed. we expect our leaders to inspire us and to help us aspire to something greater. jimmy carter was, it is our fault, it is our responsibility, and that is the issue of sacrifice that i frankly want people of both political parties -- if you talk about sacrifice, the public is not going to say no. if you talk about shared sacrifice, the public says yes. host: george w. bush in a compassionate conservative campaign. guest: no one believes that conservatives are compassionate. they are tough and smart on the issues, but compassion? liberals are compassionate. some republicans will complain on me, but it is not believable. do not tell people something that they will not believe. host: with regard to president obama, you say -- the american people believe that he is forcing a partisan divide wider. guest: the labeling is not helpful for you talk about what a person has done. but when you claim your centrist, you have to look to policy not just your
but he was perceived to blame the american people for the failures of america. and the public does not want to be blamed. we expect our leaders to inspire us and to help us aspire to something greater. jimmy carter was, it is our fault, it is our responsibility, and that is the issue of sacrifice that i frankly want people of both political parties -- if you talk about sacrifice, the public is not going to say no. if you talk about shared sacrifice, the public says yes. host: george w. bush in...
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america is not about great wealth or power. the purpose of america is you. the purpose of america is to create an opportunity for each and every person blessed to be in this country. to be able to live as they ought to live, as they were called to live. we all share values. america, i always say that if i went back to my father's home country of italy and lived there for 50 years, i would not be an italian. when my father came here and learned england -- english and was able to live and be an american, he was an american because he accepted america as the idea is. america is about an idea and it has to be about shared value for what is it? -- or what is it? people say we should set these aside and have a truce. it is to wear. it is the purpose of our country. i have been out fighting in the wars on these moral issues. i can tell you, i had a chance to speak to which anderson who is the chairman of the judiciary committee. i was talking with him and we have been dealing with these marriage issues and abortion issues and it is tough. i have never been through
america is not about great wealth or power. the purpose of america is you. the purpose of america is to create an opportunity for each and every person blessed to be in this country. to be able to live as they ought to live, as they were called to live. we all share values. america, i always say that if i went back to my father's home country of italy and lived there for 50 years, i would not be an italian. when my father came here and learned england -- english and was able to live and be an...
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host: what about obama organizing for america? guest: the situation in wisconsin, it was fascinati to see the gop involvement. the wisconsin arm of the ofa was talking about support among the protesters. they said they acted without ever green light. this is not something the white house would have done by some zealous staffers. it is fun -- not beneficial for a president to weigh in on a state issue. there are political consequences for that. host: democrats in ohio. caller: the government needs to go back to basics. what it amounts to is they should be under the same retirementystem, saying the medical raises, everything should be the same. what happens is if they do not get affected by it, why do they care what it does to us? it does not affect them at all. guest: governments across the country are trying to strike that balance. it is a very volatile issue. people are still learning about the issues and the policies involved. when you look at mitch daniels, who saw his popularity decrease, it did not look like he was going to w
host: what about obama organizing for america? guest: the situation in wisconsin, it was fascinati to see the gop involvement. the wisconsin arm of the ofa was talking about support among the protesters. they said they acted without ever green light. this is not something the white house would have done by some zealous staffers. it is fun -- not beneficial for a president to weigh in on a state issue. there are political consequences for that. host: democrats in ohio. caller: the government...
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to being fearful about the future of america. and in that regard, there was somebody who can help us get us back on the right track. >> sarah palin. >> very popular, tells it like it is, and she inspires a lot of people. >> humans and radio a couple times. you were on the radio when and how long? >> i was on the radio for five years. two years doing a weekend show, at the herman cain show. and three years, up until most recently, five nights a week out of atlanta, georgia. >> and what is the hermanator? >> that is in a name that was given to me by members of the restaurant association when i was the chairman of the board back in the early 1990's when we were fighting hillarycare. as an officer of the national restaurant association, i became one of the primary spokespersons against hillarycare. so a gentlemen by the name of larry mccarthy of this to develop some of the commercials that we used to tell people the truth about this to wake people up. he tells the story of one night he was watching tv and the commercial that he had d
to being fearful about the future of america. and in that regard, there was somebody who can help us get us back on the right track. >> sarah palin. >> very popular, tells it like it is, and she inspires a lot of people. >> humans and radio a couple times. you were on the radio when and how long? >> i was on the radio for five years. two years doing a weekend show, at the herman cain show. and three years, up until most recently, five nights a week out of atlanta,...
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the libyans have nothing to do with america. if we really wanted to get involved in this situation in any way ever, we should have started a long time ago, a lot longer before we did, and if we were going to do something, we should do a whole lot more than what we are doing now. what we are doing it is an attempt to look like we tried to do something, of which, i may be wrong, but that is what it looks like. host: gary, republican line, dayton, ohio. caller: i do not think we should bother with libya. the president cannot run our country. we have the worst president we ever had. thank you. host: call from the new york times" -- "the new york times." host: birmingham, alabama, tennis on our democrat line. kenneth. caller: he did the right thing. he had not done anything, cable news would have shown images of the people he slaughtered. he did the right thing. i know we are broke. it is unfortunate this happened at this time when the country is broke, but he did the right thing. in time, this will work out. people have to give the
the libyans have nothing to do with america. if we really wanted to get involved in this situation in any way ever, we should have started a long time ago, a lot longer before we did, and if we were going to do something, we should do a whole lot more than what we are doing now. what we are doing it is an attempt to look like we tried to do something, of which, i may be wrong, but that is what it looks like. host: gary, republican line, dayton, ohio. caller: i do not think we should bother with...
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see, this is a problem with america right now. see the president just so long. the healthcare, something was done about that >> in isiaha, he said it. he said get your house in order. he's not going to be mocked anymore host: if you just joined us, the labor department out. ap employers hiring at the fastest pace in almost a year with unemployment rate falling. the creation of 102,000 jobs but a cut back in state and local jobs in the month of february. unemployment has been falling. it's did you know at 9.8% in november. a series of stories on natural gas. we take c-span on the road with our bus and local content vehicle. washington your way, the c-span networks available in more than 1 million homes provided as a service. >> i find more and more the behavior of professional sports owners to be unseem ly in that they don't take part in the problems of the communities. >> written several books on the american revolution, the old revolutionaries. and her latest published last year. sunday on c-span 2. watch previous programs where you can find the entire weekend
see, this is a problem with america right now. see the president just so long. the healthcare, something was done about that >> in isiaha, he said it. he said get your house in order. he's not going to be mocked anymore host: if you just joined us, the labor department out. ap employers hiring at the fastest pace in almost a year with unemployment rate falling. the creation of 102,000 jobs but a cut back in state and local jobs in the month of february. unemployment has been falling. it's...
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god bless america. god bless you guys. host: hoping for arab mandelas -- guest: let me come back to the caller who said he wants to see more peace. president obama will argue that he was trying to restore peace to all that something you can develop. that is one problem that he has. looks like we're fighting the war. he will not call it a war. what happens after this? host: nelson mandela advocated peace in the -- in south africa. >> one of the issues -- it would be a pity if people around the world remembered the arab world for what is going on in libya rather than cairo. the peaceful protests have a sense of vision. it projected this image of peace, that the world is perhaps looking for. nelson mandela, i think he is right. this is not just about changing said that the arab world has been seeing for 30 years. this is a change from funding that the arab world has possibly seen for hundreds of years -- from something that the arab world has possibly seen for hundreds of years. nelson mandela is an interesting reference. to
god bless america. god bless you guys. host: hoping for arab mandelas -- guest: let me come back to the caller who said he wants to see more peace. president obama will argue that he was trying to restore peace to all that something you can develop. that is one problem that he has. looks like we're fighting the war. he will not call it a war. what happens after this? host: nelson mandela advocated peace in the -- in south africa. >> one of the issues -- it would be a pity if people around...
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what we want from america is quite clear. we told them, we told them, and we told the u.n., after gaddafi we are able to have and build a new libya. a democratic, free, moderate, modern. all of us are muslims, all of us are sumy's -- are sunnis. we have no factions in libya. we are oblivion's, 100%. we are patriots. -- we are libyans, 100%. we fought against the italians, the sacrifice is quite clear. we are proud of them. there is no difference between us. there is no tribalism in libya, we are one tribe, the tribe of libya. [applause] >> after the liberation of the cities in libya, most of the hough cities have established civilian governing bodies. these civilian governing bodies kick are made up of lawyers, judges, youth of the movement. they have done a better job and the people have seen the difference. what we see in the western press, people do not know what is going on in libya. they speak of things that are very alien. there is no civil war because there are no civilians fighting each other. there are the people fig
what we want from america is quite clear. we told them, we told them, and we told the u.n., after gaddafi we are able to have and build a new libya. a democratic, free, moderate, modern. all of us are muslims, all of us are sumy's -- are sunnis. we have no factions in libya. we are oblivion's, 100%. we are patriots. -- we are libyans, 100%. we fought against the italians, the sacrifice is quite clear. we are proud of them. there is no difference between us. there is no tribalism in libya, we...
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america is not about great wealth or power. the purpose of america is you. the purpose of america is to create an opportunity for each and every person blessed to be in this country. to be able to live as they ought to live, as they were called to live. we all share values. america, i always say that if i went back to my father's home country of italy and lived there for 50 years, i would not be an italian. when my father came here and learned england -- english and was able to live and be an american, he was an american because he accepted america as the idea is. america is about an idea and it has to be about shared value for what is it? -- or what is it? people say we should set these aside and have a truce. it is to wear. it is the purpose of our country. i have been out fighting in the wars on these moral issues. i can tell you, i had a chance to speak to which anderson who is the chairman of the judiciary committee. i was talking with him and we have been dealing with these marriage issues and abortion issues and it is tough. i have never been through
america is not about great wealth or power. the purpose of america is you. the purpose of america is to create an opportunity for each and every person blessed to be in this country. to be able to live as they ought to live, as they were called to live. we all share values. america, i always say that if i went back to my father's home country of italy and lived there for 50 years, i would not be an italian. when my father came here and learned england -- english and was able to live and be an...
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turning america's lowest performing schools around. this is something that has not received as much attention as it should, but it could hardly be more important to our country. right now, there are about 2000 high schools in america, about 12% of the total number of high schools in america, that produced nearly half of the young people the drop at a school. -- drop out of school. we note these schools are often found in rural areas or in big cities like miami, many of these schools have a lot of haitian americans, african-americans, and other minority students. miami central used to be one of the schools. used to. [applause] but it is important for us to remember where we has been so we know where we need to go. this is to be a place where the problems on the street followed kids into the classrooms. it was hard for young people to learn. where the dream of college was out of reach for too many. or there was a culture of failure -- where there was a culture of failure that brought everybody down. turnaround these schools -- turning ar
turning america's lowest performing schools around. this is something that has not received as much attention as it should, but it could hardly be more important to our country. right now, there are about 2000 high schools in america, about 12% of the total number of high schools in america, that produced nearly half of the young people the drop at a school. -- drop out of school. we note these schools are often found in rural areas or in big cities like miami, many of these schools have a lot...
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i will close by addressing what this action says about the use of america's military power and america's broader leadership in the world under my presidency. as commander-in-chief, i have no greater responsibility than keeping this country safe, and no decision weighs on me more than when to deploy our men and women in uniform. i have made it clear that i will never hesitate to use our military swiftly, decisively, and unilaterally when necessary to defend our people, our homeland, our allies, and our core interests. that is why we are going after al qaeda wherever they seek a foothold. that is why we continue to fight in afghanistan, even as we have ended over combat mission in iraq and removed more than 100,000 troops from that country. there will be times, though, when our safety is not directly threatened, but our interests and our values are. sometimes the course of history poses challenges that threaten our common humanity and our common security. responding to natural disasters, for example, or preventing genocide and keeping the peace. ensuring regional security and maintaining t
i will close by addressing what this action says about the use of america's military power and america's broader leadership in the world under my presidency. as commander-in-chief, i have no greater responsibility than keeping this country safe, and no decision weighs on me more than when to deploy our men and women in uniform. i have made it clear that i will never hesitate to use our military swiftly, decisively, and unilaterally when necessary to defend our people, our homeland, our allies,...
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caller: america should not be involved in this. the second-largest city there, everyone is talking about a lot of atrocities. cnn, cbs, they are both in their. the media does not answer questions, you know? it is just another lie to spend a lot of money. good luck on the intervention. host: here is but " finance -- "financial times" this morning. host: we covered that hearing yesterday. she was there to talk about the budget for the state department in 2012. if you are interested in the whole fishing, go to our web site. c-span.org, in the upper right- hand corner we have a video library. chicago, theodore, democratic caller. go ahead. caller: we should only get involved for humanitarian purposes. the problem is that we just got out of two wars. some people forget that ronald reagan bombed muammar gaddafi back in 2008. who is going to pay for this? that is my only question. if we get involved, who is going to foot the bill? we have a recession. we need to be focused on america at this particular moment. if those people want freedom
caller: america should not be involved in this. the second-largest city there, everyone is talking about a lot of atrocities. cnn, cbs, they are both in their. the media does not answer questions, you know? it is just another lie to spend a lot of money. good luck on the intervention. host: here is but " finance -- "financial times" this morning. host: we covered that hearing yesterday. she was there to talk about the budget for the state department in 2012. if you are interested...
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i think america is getting soft. thank you. host: coming up on "washington journal" -- we will talk about the latest on the budget battle with steve cain. after this break, we'll talk to democratic congresswoman loretta sanchez specifically about disaster preparedness. we will be right back. ♪ ♪ >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, the organization of american historians meeting from houston, with authors offering insights as to why the south seceded from the union. panelists talk about the rise and fall of enron, and remembering the tragedy of the triangle shirtwaist fire. also, a panel reflects on the terrorist attacks of september 11, as this year marks the 10- year anniversary. go to c-span.org. you can also have our schedules e-mailed to you. >> this weekend on c-span2, best-selling author dambisi moto. jack questions whether president obama broke his memoir, "dreams from my father." look for the complete schedule at booktv.org. sign up for our booktv alert. >> the house and senate are working this week o
i think america is getting soft. thank you. host: coming up on "washington journal" -- we will talk about the latest on the budget battle with steve cain. after this break, we'll talk to democratic congresswoman loretta sanchez specifically about disaster preparedness. we will be right back. ♪ ♪ >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, the organization of american historians meeting from houston, with authors offering insights as to why the south seceded from the...
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this is a great time to start a dialogue about america's future. i believe that we have an extraordinarily fundamental choice to make about the very future of this country. i believe isome ways this ection and the conversation around this election may be as central to our future as the conversations in the 1850's that led to the election of lincoln in 1860. where at a crossroads that we cannot hide from, and in my mind i am later than herman when describing his grandchild. have two grandchildren, and one of the central issues of our dialogue over the next two years is what kind of a country do we want to leave to our children and grandchildren. the turning point was when the ninth circuit court decided in 2002 that it was unconstitutional to say one nation under god as part of the pledge of allegiance in the school. i decided in some ways it w very parallel to lincoln responding to the dread scott decision about slavery. i decided if we now have judges so fundamentally out of touch with america that they have no clue what this country was based on,
this is a great time to start a dialogue about america's future. i believe that we have an extraordinarily fundamental choice to make about the very future of this country. i believe isome ways this ection and the conversation around this election may be as central to our future as the conversations in the 1850's that led to the election of lincoln in 1860. where at a crossroads that we cannot hide from, and in my mind i am later than herman when describing his grandchild. have two...
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how can america reward this? when america's trade agreements has failed so vastly and cost us millions of jobs and we haven't had balanced trade accounts in over quarter century and our standard of living is headed down we simply can't afford any more of these losing trade agreements and we ought to go back and renegotiate the ones that aren't working for us now. it's time for a new trade model for our country that benefits our workers and our communities for a change. america simply can't afford another nafta that's called korea. madam speaker, i yield back my remaining time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until noon today. >> the house is in recess now. they will return at 12:00 noon eastern for legislative business. on their agenda today a long-term re-authorization of federal aviation administration programs. the bill will set spending levels through fiscal year 2014. they will debate that bill, likely after a spe
how can america reward this? when america's trade agreements has failed so vastly and cost us millions of jobs and we haven't had balanced trade accounts in over quarter century and our standard of living is headed down we simply can't afford any more of these losing trade agreements and we ought to go back and renegotiate the ones that aren't working for us now. it's time for a new trade model for our country that benefits our workers and our communities for a change. america simply can't...
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can you elaborate on why inequality is bad for america? it exacerbated and equality. >> it is part of the american ideal that everyone has opportunities to advance themselves economically. i take it as self evident that it will be one that it is not as broadly spread as it should be. from people will suffer deprivation. iope we could move toward a more equal society. my own view is that education has a lot to do with it. public and private schools has a great deal of variation and equality. there is the amount of time the students spend in school. given the globalize society, it will lead to increasing differences in wealth. tax policy can help. it is progressive taxes. taken help close the gaps. fundamentally, i need to have opportunity. it requires them to have the education and skills. >> thank you. i want to follow up on a line of questioning. when i talk to ceos, this is a great concern, when i believe has economic growth. i will cut today while i was putting on my tie. he stated his number one concern was the national debt. a year ag
can you elaborate on why inequality is bad for america? it exacerbated and equality. >> it is part of the american ideal that everyone has opportunities to advance themselves economically. i take it as self evident that it will be one that it is not as broadly spread as it should be. from people will suffer deprivation. iope we could move toward a more equal society. my own view is that education has a lot to do with it. public and private schools has a great deal of variation and...
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washington, d.c., united states of america, march 11, 2011. [applause] >> we welcome our other panelists. and we will give each one of them five minutes to address us and after that, we will open the question and answer session. >> thank you very much. i'm very happy to be here today and i have to thank libyan community for supporting us since i came to this country. it is my pleasure to serve you and to know you and to cooperate with you. well, as you know, most of what i want to say has been said already, but i just want to decide on a few points. our main duty now is the no-fly zone because our people are getting killed every day. the regime, the tactics they are using, everything, sky, air, land, ground, and also sea. they are bombing from every side. using every kind of weapon they have in their hands. reason number one. number two, we want recognition of the n.i.c. this is a body which we really want to coordinate on the and to have communication with the international community. the other thing we need is the -- is very important. medic
washington, d.c., united states of america, march 11, 2011. [applause] >> we welcome our other panelists. and we will give each one of them five minutes to address us and after that, we will open the question and answer session. >> thank you very much. i'm very happy to be here today and i have to thank libyan community for supporting us since i came to this country. it is my pleasure to serve you and to know you and to cooperate with you. well, as you know, most of what i want to...
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as you are well aware, protecting american businesses and america as workers from illegal imports is key component of cbp's mission. unfortunately, the agency has been unable to prevent chinese shippers from evading paying dues on many of their shipments into the united states. in november, senate investigators posing as business owners easily found ten chinese companies willing and able to sneak merchandise into the united states to avoid paying duties, which have been imposed to protect more than 120 domestic companies and 12,000 u.s. workers from unfairly traded imports. also, steel industry investigators recently discovered a consimet of tubing bound for the los angeles used market again to avoid detection of the required duties. this failure to address industrial smuggling as you know is costing american jobs robbing our treasury of much needed revenue. what is preventing cbp from doing a better job of addressing this thre posed by chinese illegal imports? and what is it that you are doing to address this and how can we be helpful? >> i would say that of many changes that the se
as you are well aware, protecting american businesses and america as workers from illegal imports is key component of cbp's mission. unfortunately, the agency has been unable to prevent chinese shippers from evading paying dues on many of their shipments into the united states. in november, senate investigators posing as business owners easily found ten chinese companies willing and able to sneak merchandise into the united states to avoid paying duties, which have been imposed to protect more...
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that is our obligation if we want to help all kids in america. not just dream their dreams, but achieve them. >> and a comment from another viewer saying the educational system is primarily an agent for increasing separation between the haves and the have not's. >> what we're seeing is that -- and i'm concerned about this -- the gap between rich and poor is worse than it has been in decades. what you see -- you see, you know, huge vulnerable populations. the reason i'm so angry about a budget like scott walker's is that when you go beyond the soundbite it is devastating to seniors. it is devastating to kids in terms of the amount that they are cutting from kids' education. what we need to do is we need to focus on quality, we need to focus on performance in k through 12 education, but we also need to make sure that we are helping those who are most in need. host: tom is joining us from new jersey. he is an educator. welcome to the conversation, tom. caller: thank you. my question is, you talk about scott walker and negotiating -- not negotiating,
that is our obligation if we want to help all kids in america. not just dream their dreams, but achieve them. >> and a comment from another viewer saying the educational system is primarily an agent for increasing separation between the haves and the have not's. >> what we're seeing is that -- and i'm concerned about this -- the gap between rich and poor is worse than it has been in decades. what you see -- you see, you know, huge vulnerable populations. the reason i'm so angry...
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ordinary new yorkers and people all over america suffered a lot in the financial meltdown in 2007 and 2008. people are still trying to recover and forced to cut spending on programs that in many cases people rely on. we have an interesting state because we have wall street and we have a lot of people who are as mad as hell at wall street and we are trying to balance that and whether a great interest in our office, participating the efforts -- in efforts to rewrite the rules of the road. and i encourage as the new federal steam emerges, you will find it a lot of additional power has been given to state attorneys general to enforce some of these federal rules regarding financial-services. that is an issue i thought we can address collectively as we move forward. the other area where with a series problem in new york is loss of confidence in the institutions of the public sector. a sense of corruption, waste, and efficiency -- inefficiency in government. as we are facing a budget that does it anywhere from $9 billion to $11 billion, it tells us and about the state government is we cannot
ordinary new yorkers and people all over america suffered a lot in the financial meltdown in 2007 and 2008. people are still trying to recover and forced to cut spending on programs that in many cases people rely on. we have an interesting state because we have wall street and we have a lot of people who are as mad as hell at wall street and we are trying to balance that and whether a great interest in our office, participating the efforts -- in efforts to rewrite the rules of the road. and i...
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and latin america, including chile. even as we deepen cooperation between our two countries, i want to take this opportunity to commend chile for the leadership role is increasingly playing across the americas. chile is a vital contributor to the un mission in haiti, where we agreed that yesterday's election is an opportunity to enhance recovery efforts. strong legislation will fight the scourge of human trafficking. mr. president, i want to thank you for offering to share chile security expertise with central american nations as they fight back against criminal gangs and narco traffickers. i am also pleased that our two governments will be working together to promote development in the americas. at the same time, but chile is assuming more of a leadership role beyond the americas. chile took the bold step of giving up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. chile is the first let american nation to join a new international effort to strengthen civil society groups that are under threat. as a member of the u.n. human
and latin america, including chile. even as we deepen cooperation between our two countries, i want to take this opportunity to commend chile for the leadership role is increasingly playing across the americas. chile is a vital contributor to the un mission in haiti, where we agreed that yesterday's election is an opportunity to enhance recovery efforts. strong legislation will fight the scourge of human trafficking. mr. president, i want to thank you for offering to share chile security...
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it's not about the united states of america. making that decision is about leadership, about keeping your eye on the ball. what's in the interest of the people, the national security interest. >> the humanitarian interest was to prevent a human catastrophe if it becomes clear there is no longer a threat, will the u.s. pull out? >> the mission as you rightly state sd to protect civilians. you're talk about the military mission. the united states will continue to participate in the coalition to enforce the mandate given by the united nations security council resolution 1973 for as long as is necessary to make sure that those civilians are protected. we as i said in answer to dan's question are pursuing a whole host of other measures, unilaterally and multilaterally with our partners to continue to put pressure on the libyan regime, qaddafi regime. >> one last question to clarify -- the pentagon said u.s. pilots, will they anticipate that u.s. pilotless continue to participate in strike missions, not just surveillance but strike mi
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god bless america. god bless you guys. host: hoping for arab mandelas -- guest: let me come back to the caller who said he wants to see more peace. president obama will argue that he was trying to restore peace to all that something you can develop. that is one problem that he has. looks like we're fighting the war. he will not call it a war. what happens after this? host: nelson mandela advocated peace in the -- in south africa. >> one of the issues -- it would be a pity if people around the world remembered the arab world for what is going on in libya rather than cairo. the peaceful protests have a sense of vision. it projected this image of peace, that the world is perhaps looking for. nelson mandela, i think he is right. this is not just about changing said that the arab world has been seeing for 30 years. this is a change from funding that the arab world has possibly seen for hundreds of years -- from something that the arab world has possibly seen for hundreds of years. nelson mandela is an interesting reference. to
god bless america. god bless you guys. host: hoping for arab mandelas -- guest: let me come back to the caller who said he wants to see more peace. president obama will argue that he was trying to restore peace to all that something you can develop. that is one problem that he has. looks like we're fighting the war. he will not call it a war. what happens after this? host: nelson mandela advocated peace in the -- in south africa. >> one of the issues -- it would be a pity if people around...
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at&t is the largest union employer in america. almost 140,000 orf our allowed men and women people of color to raise the living standards. unfortunately, part of the which telecom the union is on the board, they have fear among workers who want implementation. in the acquisition -- the fear that has been promoted over the last companies, when at&t has met other acquisitions. >> what is the position on this proposal? >> we have concerns about this deal. >> they will control more than 80% of the market. we have not seen the sign any other industry. >> that document 80% of the industry in this would be a dominated market. this is something we have to keep in mind. eliminating one competitor elements choice. this will lead to an increase in prices for all consumers. there is also going to be an effect on innovation. if you do not have a competitor there is little incentive to innovate within the network. they are using mobile wireless for communications, businesses, and more people are relying on the broad than market, whether this is
at&t is the largest union employer in america. almost 140,000 orf our allowed men and women people of color to raise the living standards. unfortunately, part of the which telecom the union is on the board, they have fear among workers who want implementation. in the acquisition -- the fear that has been promoted over the last companies, when at&t has met other acquisitions. >> what is the position on this proposal? >> we have concerns about this deal. >> they will...
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i will close by addressing what this action says about the use of america's military power and america's broader leadership in the world under my presidency. as commander-in-chief, i have no greater responsibility than keeping this country safe, and no decision weighs on me more than when to deploy our men and women in uniform. i have made it clear that i will never hesitate to use our military swiftly, decisively, and unilaterally when necessary to defend our people, our homeland, our allies, and our core interests. that is why we are going after al qaeda wherever they seek a foothold. that is why we continue to fight in afghanistan, even as we have ended over combat mission in iraq and removed more than 100,000 troops from that country. there will be times, though, when our safety is not directly threatened, but our interests and our values are. sometimes the course of history poses challenges that threaten our common humanity and our common security. responding to natural disasters, for example, or preventing genocide and keeping the peace. ensuring regional security and maintaining t
i will close by addressing what this action says about the use of america's military power and america's broader leadership in the world under my presidency. as commander-in-chief, i have no greater responsibility than keeping this country safe, and no decision weighs on me more than when to deploy our men and women in uniform. i have made it clear that i will never hesitate to use our military swiftly, decisively, and unilaterally when necessary to defend our people, our homeland, our allies,...
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. >> it is true that america cannot use our military were ever repression of kurds. given the costs and risks of intervention, we must always measure our interests against the need for action. but that cannot be an argument for never acting on behalf of what is right. in this particular country at this particular moment, we were faced with the prospect of violence on a horrific scale. we had a unique ability to stop the violence. it was an international mandate for action. we had a broad coalition prepared to join us with the support of arab countries and a plea from the libyan people themselves. >> return to your phone calls to ask if the president effectively made the rationale for you. >> thank you for taking my call. i believe the president did not make any case tonight. the u.s. cannot afford to be selective. the reason why the u.n. went to war in libya is not recognized. i think the reason is the u.s. is spiting -- fighting. this is just a grudge that has gotten intense between the u.s. and libya for the last three or four decades. those who have joined them wa
. >> it is true that america cannot use our military were ever repression of kurds. given the costs and risks of intervention, we must always measure our interests against the need for action. but that cannot be an argument for never acting on behalf of what is right. in this particular country at this particular moment, we were faced with the prospect of violence on a horrific scale. we had a unique ability to stop the violence. it was an international mandate for action. we had a broad...
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comptroller general david walker has a report on america's fiscal management. then political strategists maria cardona and john feehery and u.s. ambassador to morocco, marc ginsberg. "washington journal" begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. coming up on c-span, morocco's foreign minister. foreign policy analysts argue for negotiating a peace treaty with the taliban in afghanistan. and britain's government presents its annual budget. thursday night, a look at education reform with michelle rhe and sacramento mayor and former nba player kevin johnson. they will discuss academic disparities between american children of different races and districts in country and why they hit the has worsened despite a doublinging of spending over the years. >> we all have to do our part. there are far too many kids that are lang witching in schools that are not doing well 3789 there are also kids that live in nice neighborhoods. >> i concur with him. >> you know, we are in a position right now in this country where if you were to tell me the zip code that a child lives in, and
comptroller general david walker has a report on america's fiscal management. then political strategists maria cardona and john feehery and u.s. ambassador to morocco, marc ginsberg. "washington journal" begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. coming up on c-span, morocco's foreign minister. foreign policy analysts argue for negotiating a peace treaty with the taliban in afghanistan. and britain's government presents its annual budget. thursday night, a look at education reform with...
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god bless america. then i would simply suggest another comment here saying president obama recognized through our words and deeds we can either play into al qaeda narrative and messaging or we can challenge it and there by undermine it. we're determined to undermine it. this hearing today is playing into al qaeda right now around the world. it is diminishing soldiers that are on the front line that are muslims. those who lost their lives. and it is going in the same route of an arizona and other states. sheriff baca, one quick question to you, please, can law enforcement find friends in diverse communitys? have you been able to solve problems by developing an understanding, an arab officer, hispanic officer, an african officer, an african-american officer, sir, or an anglo officer that happens to be from portugal or happens to have the ability to speak to someone from the balkans who is here in the united states? is that a positive form of law enforcement? >> yes, it is. and we have the ability to reach
god bless america. then i would simply suggest another comment here saying president obama recognized through our words and deeds we can either play into al qaeda narrative and messaging or we can challenge it and there by undermine it. we're determined to undermine it. this hearing today is playing into al qaeda right now around the world. it is diminishing soldiers that are on the front line that are muslims. those who lost their lives. and it is going in the same route of an arizona and...
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both parties have always believed that america should have the best of everything. we do have -- we do not have a third rate airports or bridges or highways. that is not who we are. we should not start going down that path. new companies are going to seek out the fastest, most reliable ways to move people, goods, and information, whether they are in chicago or shanghai, and i want them to be here in the united states. so to those who say we cannot afford to make investments in infrastructure, i said we cannot afford not to make investments in infrastructure. we always have had the best infrastructure. the notion that somehow we'd give up that leadership at this critical juncture makes no sense. just ask folks that i met up in marquette, michigan. i was talking to rich schneider about this. this is a town of 20,000 people. far away from the hustle and bustle of places like detroit or grand rapids. but because of the wireless infrastructure they have set up, they have now got the local department store, a third- generation, family-owned, has been able to hook up with
both parties have always believed that america should have the best of everything. we do have -- we do not have a third rate airports or bridges or highways. that is not who we are. we should not start going down that path. new companies are going to seek out the fastest, most reliable ways to move people, goods, and information, whether they are in chicago or shanghai, and i want them to be here in the united states. so to those who say we cannot afford to make investments in infrastructure, i...
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in america do not apply to them. this belief continue to distort our financial markets, advantaging the largest banks on wall street, while disadvantaging everyone else in the country. the cost of moral hazard is not easily quantifiable, but it is real and reprehensible. today's hearing consist of three panelists. first we are joined by acting assistant secretary who currently manages all t.a.r.p. programs for the department of treasury. i particularly hope that you will share with us your lessons learned after working with the t.a.r.p. for over two years. what can our nation learned from this ugly experience and how can we prevent it from ever happening again? our second panel includes witnesses frothe fdic, fha, and federal serve. these offices played a critical role during the crisis, often coordinating with additional t.a.r.p. programs. i hope these witnesses will help us place t.a.r.p. in its proper place. finally, we will be joined by four of the country's leading economists, who bring exceptional credentials t
in america do not apply to them. this belief continue to distort our financial markets, advantaging the largest banks on wall street, while disadvantaging everyone else in the country. the cost of moral hazard is not easily quantifiable, but it is real and reprehensible. today's hearing consist of three panelists. first we are joined by acting assistant secretary who currently manages all t.a.r.p. programs for the department of treasury. i particularly hope that you will share with us your...
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this is not the time for america to pull back from the world. just last week the house sent us a resolution for 2011 that imposes draconian cuts. the budget would cut humanitarian aid by 50%. aand putting thousands of lives at risk. it would cut two-thirds of the fund devoted to increasing resilience to climate change in the most vulnerable regions of the world. this means over 400,000 people would have received a life- saving treatment will now leader on waiting lists as their hiv diagnosis becomes a death sentence. it would cut food and education for the world's poorest children. there is something about these cuts that i think does violence to the judeo-christian ethic by which so many claim to be guided in their public lives. these cuts are not abstractions. these are the values of our country. cutting these programs will do nothing to rein in our budget deficit but it will cost thousands of lives and cost us our reputation in the world. by reducing our capacity of around the globe we will increase the threats to our own country. i know secr
this is not the time for america to pull back from the world. just last week the house sent us a resolution for 2011 that imposes draconian cuts. the budget would cut humanitarian aid by 50%. aand putting thousands of lives at risk. it would cut two-thirds of the fund devoted to increasing resilience to climate change in the most vulnerable regions of the world. this means over 400,000 people would have received a life- saving treatment will now leader on waiting lists as their hiv diagnosis...
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[laughter] he feels comfortable with the notion of america in decline with america and not taking the leading role to protect its own interests. this does mark him as a different kind of president. in the days gone by, a president with those characteristics might have become an isolationist. not to this president. he is the oldest example of multilateralism in the operation. we can see it today in the way he is handling the crisis in libya. this is an attitude that very gravely threatens american sovereignty over the long term. sovereignty is a concept people debate over. a lot of people think it is abstract. in the united states, we understand exactly what sovereignty is. it is not an attack -- not an abstraction. our constitution says, we the people. we are a sovereign here. you hear suggestions that we share sovereignty or cede sovereignty to international organizations. it is like saying, you have too much control over your own government. that is a truly rarkable statement that everyone in this room rejects. not barack obama. he is fascinated by international law. he talks about
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. >> herman cain is on the economy with spiraling downward of america and whether he will run for the republican nomination. >> i put my pillow and the water. it is up to the neck. the feedback that we've gone from across the country, tens of thousands who are willing to volunteer. >> this sunday at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. eastern and pacific. beginning april 1 and throughout the month, we will feature the winners of the studentcam competition. in late 1300 students submitted documentary's focusing on a topic that better help them understand the role of the federal government. watch them on c-span and see the students who created them. see them any time online at studentcam.org. >> now president obama on the situation in libya. he said muammar gaddafi must put his government's words into action and implement a cease- fire against rebel forces or face the enforcement of a no-fly zone over parts of this country by the u.s. and its allies. yesterday the u.n. security council passed a resolution authorizing military force if necessary to protect civilian populated areas that are under the
. >> herman cain is on the economy with spiraling downward of america and whether he will run for the republican nomination. >> i put my pillow and the water. it is up to the neck. the feedback that we've gone from across the country, tens of thousands who are willing to volunteer. >> this sunday at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. eastern and pacific. beginning april 1 and throughout the month, we will feature the winners of the studentcam competition. in late 1300 students submitted...
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god bless america. then i would simply suggest another comment here saying president obama recognized through our words and deeds we can either play into al qaeda narrative and messaging or we can challenge it and there by undermine it. we're determined to undermine it. this hearing today is playing into al qaeda right now around the world. it is diminishing soldiers that are on the front line that are muslims. those who lost their lives. and it is going in th same route of an arizona and other states. sheriff baca, one quick questi to you, please, can law enforcement find friends in diverse communitys? have you been able to solve problems by developing an understanding, an arab officer, hispanic officer, an african officer, an african-american officer, sir, or an anglo officer that happens to be from portugal or happens to have the ability to speako someone from the balkans who is here in the united states? is that a positive form of law enforcement? >> yes, it is. and we have the ability to reach all
god bless america. then i would simply suggest another comment here saying president obama recognized through our words and deeds we can either play into al qaeda narrative and messaging or we can challenge it and there by undermine it. we're determined to undermine it. this hearing today is playing into al qaeda right now around the world. it is diminishing soldiers that are on the front line that are muslims. those who lost their lives. and it is going in th same route of an arizona and other...
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god in america." please welcome to iowa mr. david bossie. [applause] this morning, we will hear the five to seven minutes of remarks from each panelist. then we will move into the audience participation question and answers. first up, i would like to welcome to the microphone marilyn rickert. [applause] >> hello, i am here to talk to you today about a topic you not think too much about. liberty and taxation. that seems like an oxymoron. under our current tax system, that is true. i am here to challenge you today about who controls your life. should it be the government using the tax code to determine what you do or do not buy it or are you in charge of your own life? i am here to talk to you about a fair tax bill. it is h.r. built 25 that will give you control of your own life thatback. said a fair tax passes today. what would be the first thing you would notice? your paycheck would be bigger because there were no longer be federal taxes taken out of your check. imagine that. you would get your check
god in america." please welcome to iowa mr. david bossie. [applause] this morning, we will hear the five to seven minutes of remarks from each panelist. then we will move into the audience participation question and answers. first up, i would like to welcome to the microphone marilyn rickert. [applause] >> hello, i am here to talk to you today about a topic you not think too much about. liberty and taxation. that seems like an oxymoron. under our current tax system, that is true. i...
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i am interested in results for america. if we're going to people empty- handed, having to close offices, and cut back programs so we do not have the relationship that enables us to turn around and say, remember us? we did that with the egyptian military. we trained you. here is what we think you can do. we will be weakened. that is the bottom line. it is not a pleasant thing to say. at this moment in history as much as any, it is not like there is no competition out there. iran and china are competing with us. we have people more than happy to step forward and fill the void that we leave behind. i was struck that the conservative government in the united kingdom actually increased their development budget. they were cutting everything else. they said that if we do not compete and are not present, we're really going to be off the map. they are actually increasing their development budget. on these issues like south sudan, darfur, somalia -- the united states is the major player. i think we deserve a great deal of the credit
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that is not what america was built on. america was built on rewarding success. regardless of how high you raise the tax rates on whatever group, you have to get rid of the wasteful spending and the real growth in income is not from higher taxes. it is from increase productivity and economic growth. that is where we need to be focused. when not to -- would not need to be in this argument. host: paula says -- guest: it may not so much be cutting social security but changing the rules associated with the social security, where the retirement age comes up, and looking at -- you listed earlier the bipartisan report of things we can do. let's pick some of those things and do them. you cannot just ignore social security. there is not enough money coming in regardless of raiding the trust fund or not raiding the trust fund. there is not enough money coming in. the population is aging. people are staying alive longer. it is a great thing. maybe you need to work a little bit longer, too. we have to look at their population demographics. the aging population is a problem.
that is not what america was built on. america was built on rewarding success. regardless of how high you raise the tax rates on whatever group, you have to get rid of the wasteful spending and the real growth in income is not from higher taxes. it is from increase productivity and economic growth. that is where we need to be focused. when not to -- would not need to be in this argument. host: paula says -- guest: it may not so much be cutting social security but changing the rules associated...
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purer in in indeed making america a safer and strong -- you are indeed making america a safer and stronger nation. a foreign service officer has done a tremendous job and exemplified the great people that you have in the foreign service. i have particular questions to ask, and time is limited, so i will ask them for the record. i want to preface my statement with an overarching concern for the present budget as proposed by the current majority party. now that our reputation is being restored and we are affecting positive change, is this the time we really want to call back funding for a critical programs and initiatives? this is downright dangerous to our national interests. when you talked earlier in even thougheurope, they are tightening their belts, they are also putting more into foreign aid. we need to hold up our end of the bargain when we are talking about foreign aid. that brings me to the specific point of, almost half of the funding being cut from dp migration budget -- from of the migration budget. i am very concerned about afro- colombians and the indigenous. will we lose any o
purer in in indeed making america a safer and strong -- you are indeed making america a safer and stronger nation. a foreign service officer has done a tremendous job and exemplified the great people that you have in the foreign service. i have particular questions to ask, and time is limited, so i will ask them for the record. i want to preface my statement with an overarching concern for the present budget as proposed by the current majority party. now that our reputation is being restored...
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i want to thank you for your courage to stand up as americans in america before america in the world and tell the truth. as a united states attorney, i prosecuted a home grown terrorist and is in prison now for 30 years. and it was the right thing to do. now, the questions that were asked today were well thought out and professionally asked. and you excellently answered them. but as a freshman congressman i think sometimes we failed to ask this question of you and, doctor, i'd like to present this to you and the other gentleman can respond if we have time. what do you expect from us, from congress? what should we be doing to promote the fact that this is not about a religion because i have many friends that are muslims and love this country as much as any one of us do. what do you expect from us? >> thank you, congressman. i hope and i pray every night as i do this work that you develop the political will to deal with this problem. that we separate all the theatrics and all the concern with vitriol and all that and get to how to solve the problem in that our enemy is using a language
i want to thank you for your courage to stand up as americans in america before america in the world and tell the truth. as a united states attorney, i prosecuted a home grown terrorist and is in prison now for 30 years. and it was the right thing to do. now, the questions that were asked today were well thought out and professionally asked. and you excellently answered them. but as a freshman congressman i think sometimes we failed to ask this question of you and, doctor, i'd like to present...
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country in latin america. it is the character of this country that inspires. our original guiding stars, our struggle and hope, but there is no such thing as a loan struggle. no such thing as a lone hope. the july and people have shown this time and again, including your recovery from the terrible earthquake here one year ago. credit for success belongs to the chilean people whose courage, sacrifices, and perseverance build this nation into the leader that it is. and we're very honored to be joined today by four leaders who have died -- guided this nation through two years of process. thank you all for being here. in [applause] i cannot imagine a more fitting place to discuss the new era of partnership that the united states is pursuing. not only with chile, but across the americas. i am grateful we're joined by leaders and members of the diplomatic corps across the region. within my first 100 days in office, one of my first foreign trip as president i travel to trinidad and tobago to meet with leaders across
country in latin america. it is the character of this country that inspires. our original guiding stars, our struggle and hope, but there is no such thing as a loan struggle. no such thing as a lone hope. the july and people have shown this time and again, including your recovery from the terrible earthquake here one year ago. credit for success belongs to the chilean people whose courage, sacrifices, and perseverance build this nation into the leader that it is. and we're very honored to be...
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he was and is a friend of america. when john howard addressed you here in 2002, we were already with you in afghanistan and we are with you there still. i want you to know what i have told australiaa's -- australia's parliament, what i told general petraeus, what i told president obama in the oval office this week, australia will stand firm with our ally, the united states. friends understand this, that we will stand firm with you, but perhaps more importantly our enemies understand this, too. we must be very realistic abouting afghanistan's future, australia firmly supports the international strategy led by president obama and adopted in lisbon last year. australia is doing our part across the whole of afghanistan. the government of afghanistan must play its part, too. we know transition will take some years. we must not transition out only to transition back in. we must not. from my discussions with your country's leaders in washington, my meetings with generals in afghanistan, and my time with our troops this is my
he was and is a friend of america. when john howard addressed you here in 2002, we were already with you in afghanistan and we are with you there still. i want you to know what i have told australiaa's -- australia's parliament, what i told general petraeus, what i told president obama in the oval office this week, australia will stand firm with our ally, the united states. friends understand this, that we will stand firm with you, but perhaps more importantly our enemies understand this, too....
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we have the highest birth rate in america. we have 20% larger family size and we have a lot of public land in our state which limits our ability to develop commercially. we have tried to think outside the box in some ways, we have even tried about your program which became world war iii between our legislature and others supporting the voucher program. and those who claim to represent education. you talk about best practices. and certainly there are a lot of those out there in the private sector, charter schools, etc., being advocated. but we are having a hard time to get everyone to agree on what is best practices are. some of the technology, by learning processes, but for you do that, you will reduce our classroom sizes, they are saying. give me suggestions on how we can get people to come together they have different points of view and very opinionated. said to you, to find out how best practices that we should embrace. >> over the years what has gone on in the education sector has been more recesses -- more resources put i
we have the highest birth rate in america. we have 20% larger family size and we have a lot of public land in our state which limits our ability to develop commercially. we have tried to think outside the box in some ways, we have even tried about your program which became world war iii between our legislature and others supporting the voucher program. and those who claim to represent education. you talk about best practices. and certainly there are a lot of those out there in the private...
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are in america's interest. the president will visit brazil, chile and bill salvador. this is 35 minutes. >> thank you. good afternoon. i thank each and every one of you for joining us to be with the distinguished secretary for her comments on the eve of president obama's trip to latin america. we thank you for coming. welcome, secretary. it is good to see you here as well as good friends. i am mac mclarty. i had the privilege of serving as president clinton's chief of staff. i have the privilege of being a senior adviser here. dr. john is traveling today so he asked me to step in and will commute for this event on the eve of the president's trip to brazil andy al salvador and introduce our keynote speaker, which i am honored to do. madam secretary, thank you for joining us on what we know is a full schedule and the demanding time. that is the understatement of this year. [laughter] what a good friend the consulate of washington inside ambassador bob strauss meet someone he at miers, he often declares in his com
are in america's interest. the president will visit brazil, chile and bill salvador. this is 35 minutes. >> thank you. good afternoon. i thank each and every one of you for joining us to be with the distinguished secretary for her comments on the eve of president obama's trip to latin america. we thank you for coming. welcome, secretary. it is good to see you here as well as good friends. i am mac mclarty. i had the privilege of serving as president clinton's chief of staff. i have the...
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the plates closed the ocean between europe, africa, and the americas. it opened again to form the atlantic basin. it would make the himalayas look like a small range. there are a lot of these older structures still there. we're no longer an active boundary here. some structures that propagate from the edges of e boundary may for >> you can see this discussion in its entirety at c- span.org. we're going to a discussion on open government. it is from the center of american progress. live coverage here on c-span. >> we are pleased to be hosting this event for the third consecutive year in pleased to be working with the opengovernment.org mission. we know from experience that government is smarter, more responsive, and more ethical when its actions are open to public scrutiny. as supreme court justice brandeis famously said, sunlight is the best of disinfectants. the digital age provides the opportunity to let the sun in as never before. the obama administration deserves credit for taking advantage of this opportunity through web sites like recovery.gov, an
the plates closed the ocean between europe, africa, and the americas. it opened again to form the atlantic basin. it would make the himalayas look like a small range. there are a lot of these older structures still there. we're no longer an active boundary here. some structures that propagate from the edges of e boundary may for >> you can see this discussion in its entirety at c- span.org. we're going to a discussion on open government. it is from the center of american progress. live...
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caller: i am for america going in to help with this war. if you know your bible, it tells you all about it in ezekiel 37, 38, and 39, what is going to happen. host: how does it play into libya? caller: they will come from the north, the south, the east, and the west. host: democrats line. caller: we have to be very careful. look at a country and what they are doing to the palestinians. we have to be ready. we have to look at the no-fly zone. we need to look at what is happening. [unintelligible] if we do it for the palestinian region, we should do it for this the same. host: how are you with the stance we have taken? caller: if we are doing it for humanitarian reasons, the finale. [unintelligible] we have to do it for the israelis, the saudis. host: would you approve it if we had to step up our involvement? caller: you have to be very careful about sending in ground troops. you know some countries that are not going to back up. host: this is off of twitter. michigan, republican line. caller: good morning. you are the finest of c-span. thank
caller: i am for america going in to help with this war. if you know your bible, it tells you all about it in ezekiel 37, 38, and 39, what is going to happen. host: how does it play into libya? caller: they will come from the north, the south, the east, and the west. host: democrats line. caller: we have to be very careful. look at a country and what they are doing to the palestinians. we have to be ready. we have to look at the no-fly zone. we need to look at what is happening....
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do you think america can hand over power by this weekend? guest: nato is the logical organization to handle this. nato has the mechanism to coordinate the commitment of aircraft by various countries. it has the planning operations center in italy. it moves ships under nato control off the coast to maintain the embargo against gaddafi. i think they can do it and think they are doing in it. host: there is a story the looks at five questions against the dramatic moves against gaddafi. it asks the goal of the attack on gaddafi. when you work involved in operations like this, whether some of the questions about what the mission was and what the end goal would be? guest: frankly, yes. if those questions are not ask, there is something wrong. any time use force or have a strong policy that does not use force, people need to ask these questions and understand it. when we were involved with kosovo and the balkans and when we restored democracy in haiti, people were asking lots of questions. some of the questions are gotcha -type questions. host: chuc
do you think america can hand over power by this weekend? guest: nato is the logical organization to handle this. nato has the mechanism to coordinate the commitment of aircraft by various countries. it has the planning operations center in italy. it moves ships under nato control off the coast to maintain the embargo against gaddafi. i think they can do it and think they are doing in it. host: there is a story the looks at five questions against the dramatic moves against gaddafi. it asks the...